New US Law Supports Closer Taiwan-US Relations

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US President Donald Trump has just approved a new law that could deepen engagement with Taiwan. The new law is an amendment to the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020. It requires the US State Department to regularly review US guidelines for how it engages with Taiwan at least every five years.   "[This] is a step forward in the normalization of US-Taiwan relations,” said Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung.   Reporter: Cadence Quaranta  Videographers: Devin Tsai/Howard Chang/Klein Wang  Video Editor: Alison Nguyen    #TaiwanPlusNews #Taiwan #US

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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump has just signed into law a bill that could pave the way for deeper ties with Taiwan.

00:06It's called the Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act.

00:10It requires the U.S. State Department to review U.S. guidelines for how it engages with Taiwan at least every five years,

00:17and then report to Congress.

00:19In those reports, officials must explain how the guidelines deepen U.S.-Taiwan relations

00:24and identify ways to lift restrictions on engagement with Taiwan.

00:28The law isn't specific about what those restrictions are,

00:32but they could involve things like high-level visits to Taiwan by U.S. officials.

00:37This law could expand U.S. interactions with Taiwan.

00:40One of the bill's co-sponsors says it would strengthen U.S.-Taiwan relations

00:44and send a message to China that the U.S. stands against its efforts to dominate the region.

00:50Now, it's important to explain that the U.S. doesn't officially recognize Taiwan

00:54and instead has diplomatic relations with China.

00:58But it does engage with Taiwan unofficially, which is what this bill is referring to.

01:02But today, Taiwanese officials are celebrating this bill as a win for U.S.-Taiwan relations,

01:08with the foreign minister saying this on Wednesday.

01:10What we'll be looking out for next is what these reports to Congress will say,

01:15and if they end up advocating for any kind of relaxing of restrictions on U.S. engagement with Taiwan,

01:20What we'll be looking out for next is what these reports to Congress will say,

01:26and if they end up advocating for any kind of relaxing of restrictions on U.S. engagement with Taiwan.

01:33What we'll be looking out for next is what these reports to Congress will say,

01:39and if they end up advocating for any kind of relaxing of restrictions on U.S. engagement with Taiwan.

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